Vanity case



April 19, 1927.

J. s. CORRY VANITY CASE Filed Oct. 27. 1925 Fia] Fla.

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Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES JOHN S. COBRY, OF SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.

VANITY CASE.

.Applicant-n med October My invention is a vanitycase or box, adapted tocarry cosmetics and Various other articles and materials for personaladornment.

An object of my invention is the construction of a vanity case which mayhave compartments for loose powder or compacts, a place for one or morepowder puffs, separated from the compacts and also having a place orreceptacle for a lip stick holder and a perfume bottle.

A further object is to provide a holder contained in the case butmaintained distinct therefrom so as to be free of any loose powder orthe likethis holder being useful for the carrying of coins.

My vanitycase is preferably constructed circular 'in form and has a.mirror mounted in the lid with a springl clip adapted to hold a powderpuff, handkerchief or the like. The diaphragm pivotally mounted in themiddle portion of the case containsa lurality of compact holders, theseholders iiave hinged lids and being removablev so that they may bereplaced by other compact holders.

A further feature of the case is a receptacle adjacent the bottomadapted to contain a lip stick holder and a perfume bottle and formingcompartments for a plurality of small powder puffs or the like.

A further feature of my invention is the provision of a sliding tray inthe base of the holder, the action and opened by engaging the back ofthe tray through an opening in the base of the holder, the traytherefore being readily opened a suiiicient distance tc remove coins orthe like and automatically retracting when the coins are withdrawn. v

My invention and the various features thereof will be more readilyunderstood from the following description and drawin s, in which- Yigure 1 is a perspective view of my vanity case, looking at the insideof the case, showing the compartment in the base for a lipV stick holderand perfume bottle and powder puffs, the sliding tray in the base, thehinged diaphragm having the removable compact holders therein and thelid with a mirror and hook secured to, the lid.

Fig, 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the case 1n its closedposition as if taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the diaphragm andlid closed down.

tray being retracted by spring' `27, 1925. Serial No. 65,126.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section of the hinged diaphragm with the removable compactholders therein, showing the support for a removable holder.

Fig, 5 1s a plan view of the slidable tray removed from the case.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the lip stick holder.

Fig. 7 is a lon itudinal sectionA of the lip stick holder, indicating aslidable support for the lip stick.

Fin. 8 is an end view of Figs. 6 or 7 in the direction if the arrow 8lThe general features of my vanity case are shown particularly in Figs.l, 2 and 3, in which the base section of the case is designated by thenumeral 1, having a lid 2 pivotally mounted on the base by a. hinge 3and held in closed relation by a nub 4 on the lid and a correspondingsocket 5 on the base, the lower edge of the rim' engaging a beading 6 onthe base.

The lid has a metal strip 7 around'its edge, with a rim 8 engaging themirror 9 and holding the same in firm position. A s rin hook or clamp 10is secured to a wi ene( section 11 of the strip 7, preferably by meansof prongs 12 extendng through the strip and clinched on the oppositeside. This hook 10 is designed to press tightly against the widenedsection 11 and to be formed of resilient metal vin order to clamparticles firmly in position in the lid.

IThe manner of mounting the compact holders is substantially as follows:

A ledge 13 having an upturned flange Mis positioned inside the baseadjacent the upper edge andv may be permanently secured to the base orentirely removable. I prefer a construction in which this ledge isremovable but forms a tight fit withthe base. A diaphragm 15 isconnected by a'hinge 16 to the ledge,the hinge preferably being securedto the back portion of the flan e 14. A frog 17 is secured to the frontedge of the diaphragm and forms -a linger grip to hinge the saiddiaphragm upwardly. The frog is preferably secured to the diaphragm by apair of pron s 18 extending through apertures in the 'aphragm, theprongs being clinched at the lower edge and by a pair of prongs 19extending downwardly through to the apertures in the diaphragm andforming a guide for the diaphragm as hereinafter described.

The compact holders 20 are secured in openings 21 in the diaphragm,having partial downwardly pressed sections 22 with inwardly extendingrims 23. Each of the compact holders comprises a base 24 and a lidsection 25 secured to a hinge 26. The lid and the base are lockedtogether by a nulo and socket arrangement or other suitable fastening.These holders are designed to contain cosmetics in a compact form, butmay if desired be used for powdered cos` metics. They are readilyremovable and replaceable by other compact holders containing differentkinds of powder or hard rouges.

The base of the vanity box has a false bottom 27 with a longitudinalcircular bead 28 forming a narrow slot 29 at the lower portion of thebead. The bottom has downwardly extendin sides 30 and is opened at thefront and ack. The flanges 31 are adapted to form a tight tit againstthe inside of the hase and extend only partially along the bottom 32 ofthe base, leaving a free s ace 33 for a lipstick holder and perfumeIbottle as hereafter described. If de sired, the false bottom ma bepermanently secured to the base by soldering or the like, however, Iprefer to have it formed with a tight fit so that the false bottom maybe removed if desired.

A tray 34 has a covered section 35 at the inner end with an upwardlyextending stud 36 secured to said covered section, this stud beingadapted to engage one end of a compression spring 37, the spring beingpositioned inside the bead 28 of the false bottom and bearing at itsother end against the front portion of the base of the vanity case.

The bottom 32 of the base has a cut out section 38 extending from theback of the case about one half way and the rear wall of the base has acut out section 39. This forms an opening for the lingers to engage theback of the tray and shove the tra outwardly by pressing the spring 37.This tray may be used for holding coins and after extracting a coincloses to the position shown in Fig. 2.

The manner of utilizing my vanity case above described, it is believedwill be aparent, however, it may be stated that the lid is secured by atype of fastener which will always maintain it closed and on bein openedup exposes the mirror and the hooli 10 mounted in the lid. The compactholders removably mounted in the diaphragm are then in convenientposition for access, being preferably horizontal as the base of the box1s held horizontal in the hand. I have illustrated two com act holdersbut one may be used or more than two if desired. The lids of these maybe readil opened 'for access to the compacts and t e whole dinphragxncontaining the compacts may be hinged upwardly, ex sing for use thepowder puffs contained 1n the false bottom and the lip stick holder andperfume bottle.

The prongs 19 en age on opposite sides of the bead 28 and orm a guidingdevice for assuring proper fit of the dia hragm in opening an closingthe same. e tra 34 may be readily projected as shown in Iig. l, ypressing the inner end through the openin s 38 and 39 in the hase.

In a dition to the vanity box I have developed a simple form of lipstick holder shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the holder being made of a stripof metal bent into the forni; of a cylinder 40 with a slot 41 adjacentthe meeting ed es and with an outwardly turned edge 42. he strip ofmetal has two semicircular shaped p'ieces 43 and 44 at the base, thesebeing bent over with a center section 45 engaging inside the section 44and with two outer sections 46 engaging on the inside of thek section43. The bent end 47 of the turned ed e 42 presses against the -oininedge of tie sections 48 and 44 an hol s them in position. This forms arigid type of cylinder without an soldering.

A small slidable hol er 48 has a tongue 49 extending outwardly andguided by the turning edge 42, whereby the lip stick may be spreadlengthwise of the lip Stick holder. The cap 50 is provided with a slot51 to engage over the edge 42.

This type of lip stick holder is of simple construction forming a devicethat may be constructed without the use of'solder by simply cutting thesheet metal to proper shape and bending the various elements in thedesired relation.

The lip stick holder is indicated positioned in the false bottom by thevnumeral and the perfume bottle by thenumeral 61, this latter being ofany suitable construction, preferabl a metal box suitable to hold abottle. he portions of the false bottom designated 62 and 63 form aconvenient place to hold small powder puffs or beads.

Although I have illustrated m case as for hand use, nevertheless providesmall eyelets 64 to which a chain may be connected or attached. Theseeyelets are preferably made by utilizing a plate 65 with a series ofprongs extending through the wall of the base and having a bent upmeeting portion 66 with a ring 67 Secured therem.

It will be seen from the above description and illustration that myvanity case 1s of simple construction and may be utilized for a varietyof purposes, holdin .cosmetics and the like and provides a slida le traywhich may be utilized for dill'erent purposes. The structure may beconsiderably changed in shape and its general features to suitdiervanity ent forms of ornamentation and sizes and may be otherwisealtered without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forthin the description, drawings and claims.

Having describedv my invention, what 1 claim is:

1. A v-anity case comprising a. box-like structure formed of a base witha lid hin ed thereto, a diaphragm hingedl connecte to the base havicompact ho ders mounted therein, a false ottom below the diaphragm and aslidable tray in the false bottom.

2. A vanity case as claimed in claim 1, in which the false bottom isspaced from the side walls of the base forming compartments for a lipstick holder and perfume bottle.

3. A vanit case as claimed in claim 1, in

which the fa se bottom forms a housing fora spring and the slidable trayis provided with an abutment engaging the spring, said spring beinrrnormally tensioned to retain the tray within the false bottom.

4. A vanity case as claimed in claim 1, having a spring operativelyengaging the base and the tray, adapted to normal y retain the trayhoused within the base, the bottom of the base having an elongatedopening adapted to allow a linger to engage the tray to thrust the trayoutwardly.

5. In a vanity case, a. box-llke-structure having a base compartment, atray slidably mounted in said compartment, a spring operativel engagingthe base and the tray, adaptedy to maintain the tray housed, the bottomof the base having an elongated cut out section, said section allowinginsertion of a finger to engage and thrust the tray outwardly.

6. In -a vanity case as claimed in claim 5, having in addition the rearwall of the base -formed with a cut out section to allow the insertionof a finger to press against the inner end of the tray.

7. In a vanity case as claimedin claim 5,

having1 in addition a false bottom positioned over t e tray, the falsebottom having a longitudinal bead adapted to house the spring and thetray having a stud extending upwardly into the said bead and engagingthe s ring.

8. n -a vanity case, a box-like structure having a base and a lid, aledge positioned in the base, a dia hragm hinged to the ledge andcompact olders mounted 4in the diaphragm.

9. In a vanity case as claimed in claim 8, in which the diaphragm isprovided with openings having ownwardly resscd sections with inwardlyextending rlms and the compact holders are removably positioned, havinghinged lids.

10. A vanity vcase comprising in combination a substantially circularbox-likefstructure forming a base, a lid hinged thereto, a diaphragmhingedly mounted in the base, compact holders in said diaphragm, a falsebottom in the base, forming a compartment at each side thereof, a trayhoused in the base below the false bottom, the base having an opening inthe front to allow projection of the tray and havin a cut out section inthe bottom wall and t e rear wall to allow a persons finger to engagethe inner end of the tray and a spring mounted in the false bottomoperatively engaging the base and the tray, adapted to retain the traynormally in its housed position.

11. A vanity case as claimed in claim 10, havin in addition a beadingformed in the top o? the false bottom, forming a housing for the springand a frog attached to the diaphragm formin a finger grip to lift thediaphragm, sai frog having prongs extending downwardly and straddlingthe bead to form guiding elements.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. c

J. S. CORRY.

